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The Wack Album is the upcoming third studio album from American Comedy hip hop group The Lonely Island. It will be released on June 7, 2013 through Universal Republic Records.

Recording

It has so far been confirmed that The Lonely Island has worked with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Solange, T-Pain and Pharrell Williams during the production of The Wack Album.[1][2] They join Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar on the roster of collaborators for the album.[3]

Promotion

The Wack Album was first announced in a cover story for New York City–based independent magazine Paper published on April 30, 2013.[4] The album was officially unveiled on May 4, 2013 through Universal Republic Records, with artwork and pre-orders for the album. A 15-second commercial in promotion of the album was also released as well.[5]

In further promotion of The Wack Album, beginning May 8, 2013, a weekly Internet television show named Wack Wednesdays showcased a new video from the group each week leading up to the album's release. These videos ranged from announcements about the album, new music videos and premieres of new tracks from the album.[6] The first video aired was the music video for second single "Spring Break Anthem".[7]

Singles

"3-Way (The Golden Rule)" was originally released on May 24, 2011 as a non-album single following a music video premiere on NBC's Saturday Night Live.[8] The song features American singer-songwriters Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga, and was written conceptually as a sequel to previous Timberlake collaborations, Incredibad track "Dick in a Box" and Turtleneck and Chain track "Motherlover".

"YOLO" was released as the lead single from the album on January 25, 2013 internationally and January 27 in North America.[9] The song features vocals from American singer-songwriter Adam Levine of Maroon 5 fame and American hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar. The song has so far reached No.31 on the Australian ARIA singles chart[10] and No.26 on the Billboard Hot 100.[11] The music video for the song debuted as a Saturday Night Live Digital Short on the January 26, 2013 episode of NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, which saw Levine and Lamar as the host and musical guest, respectively.[12]
The song was written by all performers of the track, The Lonely Island, Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar. The song was produced by Needlz, who had previously worked with Lupe Fiasco and 50 Cent.[13] The song was originally planned to feature Katy Perry,[13] but two weeks before the song was released, this was changed to feature Maroon 5's Adam Levine, who was hosting Saturday Night Live the same night, and Kendrick Lamar, who had previously requested NBC to put him in a Saturday Night Live Digital Short or one of it's many skits.[14] The premiere of the song on SNL also marked the temporary return of Lonely Island frontrunner Andy Samberg, who had left Saturday Night Live the year before, but managed to get an appearance of The Lonely Island for the premiere of the song.[15]

"Spring Break Anthem" was released as the second single from The Wack Album on May 5, 2013.[16] The song's accompanying music video was released on May 8, 2013 as part of YouTube comedy week.[7] The video stars American actors James Franco and Edward Norton, along with stand-up comedian Zach Galifianakis.[17] I F****d my aunt came out on the first Wack Wednsday on May 15.

Recorded Songs

  • "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" (featuring Lady Gaga & Justin Timberlake)
  • "YOLO" (featuring Adam Lavine & Kendrick Lamar)
  • "Spring Break Anthem"
  • "I Fucked My Aunt" (featuring T-Pain)
  • "Lazy Sunday 2" (featuring Chris Parnell)
  • "Diaper Money"
  • "Semicolon" (featuring Solange)

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia June 7, 2013 Digital download, CD Universal Republic Records
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
New Zealand
France June 10, 2013
South Africa
United Kingdom
Canada June 11, 2013 Digital download, CD, DVD
United States
Japan June 12, 2013 Digital download, CD

References

  1. ^ Battan, Carrie. "Lonely Island Get Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Lady Gaga, Pharrell for The Wack Album". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Lady Gaga, Green Day and Pharrell to appear on The Lonely Island's 'The Wack Album'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "The Lonely Island Announce New Album 'The Wack Album' Released June 10th 2013". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ^ Echlin, Hobey. "The Lonely Island Guys Prove Once Again Why They're the Internet's Biggest Stars". Paper. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Bonaime, Ross. "The Lonely Island Announces Third Release, The Wack Album". Paste. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Gardner, Elysa. "Comedic rap trio will also launch 'Wack Wednesdays' leading up to the June 11 release of 'The Wack Album.'". USA Today. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Between Two Ferns/Spring Break Anthem #WACKWEDNESDAYS". thelonelyisland. YouTube, Google. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  8. ^ Hartsell, Carol (2011-05-22). "Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga & Andy Samberg In Three-Way 'SNL Digital Short' (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  9. ^ "YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) - Single". iTunes. January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "Australian-charts.com – The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar – YOLO". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  11. ^ "The Lonely Island - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Digital Short: YOLO". NBC.com. January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Needlz On Producing The Lonely Island's "YOLO," Submitted Beats For Kanye West & Eminem's New LPs". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  14. ^ "Kendrick Lamar And The Lonely Island Spoof 'YOLO' On 'Saturday Night Live'". MTV. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  15. ^ "The Lonely Island's New Song - Yolo, Features Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar (Video)". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Spring Break Anthem - Single". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  17. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Watch: James Franco, Zach Galifiankis & Ed Norton Feature In 'Spring Breakers'-Style New Lonely Island Video". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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